Topics: Research Excellence
UBC students design affordable, see-through full-face COVID respirator
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UBC Engineering students have designed a full-face respirator that they claim is transparent, breathable and comfortable to use.The respirator protects against COVID-19 and other harmful particles, like wildfire smoke, and it is…
Is there something in the air? These UBC researchers want to know: Q&A
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We all know air quality can sometimes be imperfect. The smells and aromas produced by traffic, businesses and industry, and thousands — if not millions — of people living in close proximity can combine to produce an olfactory experience that’s less…
Seismic guidelines underestimate impact of ‘The Big One’ on Metro Vancouver buildings
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Scientists examining the effects of a megathrust earthquake in the Pacific Northwest say tall buildings across Metro Vancouver will experience greater shaking than currently accounted for by Canada’s national seismic hazard model.
UBC engineering prof appointed to Order of Canada
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David Wilkinson, a professor in UBC’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and an internationally recognized expert in electrochemical technologies, has been named a member of the Order of Canada “[f]or his contributions to…
Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership announced
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Jonathan Verrett and Jannik Eikenaar, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the inaugural recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership.
Steven Rogak receives $250k for COVID-19 research project
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Steven Rogak, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of British Columbia, has been awarded $250,000 through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Exceptional Opportunities Fund to "cover the urgent need for equipment"…
Virtual UBC Engineering Open House to take place this Saturday
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On November 7, UBC Applied Science will host one of its biggest events of the year: the annual UBC Engineering and SALA Open House. Engineers and architects are playing key roles in efforts to tackle global challenges like…
Global steel innovator helps forge student ventures in chat analytics, extended solar power and data-driven winemaking
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Three UBC students pursuing commercial technologies — data sensors for wine production, a chip-based wireless power transfer system and software for the analysis of customer feedback — are the inaugural recipients of a fellowship…
Quantifying the bond between SARS-CoV-2 and human cell receptors
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The following article originally appeared on the website of UBC's Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Speeding up COVID-19 testing with artificial intelligence
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A University of British Columbia-led study has identified a computer technique that health facilities can use to screen, diagnose and monitor COVID-19 pneumonia more efficiently. The researchers found that a pre-trained neural network…